Dharmasūtra · Chapter 18

asvatantrā dharme strī |

nāticared bhartāram(bhartṛ) |

vākcakṣuḥkarmasaṃyatā |

apatir apatyalipsur devarāt |

guruprasūtā nartum(ṛtu) atīyāt |

piṇḍagotrarṣisaṃbandhebhyo yonimātrād vā |

nādevarād ity eke |

nātidvitīyam |

janayitur apatyam |

samayād anyasya |

jīvataś ca kṣetre |

parasmāt tasya |

dvayor vā |

rakṣaṇāt tu bhartur(bhartṛ) eva |

śrūyamāṇe 'bhigamanam |

pravrajite tu nivṛttiḥ prasaṅgāt |

dvādaśa varṣāṇi brāhmaṇasya vidyāsaṃbandhe |

bhrātari(bhrātṛ) caivam jyāyasi yavīyānkanyāgnyupayameṣu |

ṣaḍ ity eke |

trīn kumāry ṛtūn atītya svayaṃyujyetāninditenotsṛjya pitryān alaṃkārān |

pradānaṃ prāg ṛtoḥ(ṛtu) |

aprayacchan doṣī |

prāg vāsasaḥ pratipatter ity eke |

dravyādānaṃ vivāhasiddhyarthaṃ dharmatantrasaṃyogeca śūdrāt |

anyatrāpi śūdrād bahupaśor hīnakarmaṇaḥ |

śatagor anāhitāgneḥ |

sahasragoś cāsomapāt |

saptamīṃ cābhuktvāanicayāya |

apy ahīnakarmabhyaḥ |

ācakṣīta rājñā pṛṣṭaḥ |

tena hi bhartavyaḥ śrutaśīlasaṃpannaś cet |

dharmatantrapīḍāyām tasyākaraṇe doṣo |